Tons of DIY fun and unique 40th birthday party ideas for men, perfect for your boyfriend, husband, dad or brother! Here you will find 40th birthday party themes, games and activities and decor ideas he will love, even if you're looking for ideas on how to celebrate a 40th birthday without a party, we hope these ideas will inspire you!
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What can I do for my dad's 40th birthday?
From creating a dad outfits dress code to creating personalised dad shaped sugar cookies, creating a home movie drive thru to holding a dad dancing contest, there are so many fun, special and hilarious ways to celebrate your dad turning 40!
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What can you do for someone's 40th birthday?
1. Gift him a realistic chocolate toilet roll 👈🏻
These make hilarious gifts, a realistic chocolate toilet roll is perfect to surprise your recipient, especially if they constantly complain about the toilet roll getting used too fast!
2. Gift him a funny photoshopped picture
Make them a funny photoshopped picture with all their favourite things, you could set it in a place they have always dreamed of visiting! Add in all their favourite things and people - even fictional characters! This is such a unique and creative gift idea and they are sure to love it. You could print and frame the final result for them and display it at their party - cover it with a red velvet cloth to emulate an art show - your recipient could pose for photos with the creation!
3. Opt for an old Hollywood theme
Your recipient can celebrate turning 40 in style!
4. Try a donut tower birthday cake
The best unique twist on the traditional cake for donut fans! Simply arrange stylishly decorated donuts in tower formation, then top with a special jumbo topper. You could make it out of your recipient's very favourite flavour doughnuts!
5. Make a custom cupcake pullapart shaped like them!
A fun cupcake pullapart makes the best birthday surprise - or party table centerpiece - as it looks super impressive and creates the most standout display. You could even shape it to look exactly like your recipient - so much fun! Even if it goes wrong, it will sure to elicit a lot of laughs!
Simply arrange your plain cupcakes in a desired shape or formation - then ice them all together as one, creating one whole shape, like joining the dots. Then use colourful frosting to decorate and add the finer details, to bring your creation to life!
6. Gift him the 40th birthday game! 👈🏻
The perfect party game for the occasion, this will be sure to bring everyone together in celebration!
7. Try some funny karaoke
Always a classic - this will be sure to result in lots of laughs!
8. Serve some charcuterie cups
A smart and stylish party food option - you could arrange them as part of a display wall for a fancy look, for guests to help themselves.
9. Arrange ice buckets filled with drinks
So guests can help themselves to cold beverages
10. Some personalised can coolers for favors
These make the cutest piece of the party that guests can take away with them - they are useful too!
Fun personalised customable can coolers 👈🏻
11. Try a stylish macaron tower
Try a gradating macaron tower for a standout display - party treats and decor in one! You could opt for their favourite team's colours and even try an ombre or gradating effect, where the colours blend into each other.
12. Add gold accents to party treats
For a stylish look for your celebration!
13. Set up a shimmer wall
A gorgeous and stylish piece of party decor that never fails to impress and looks magical from every angle! Frame it with balloons to create a stylish party setup that will be great for taking photos in front of too.
14. Set up some personalised beer bunting 👈🏻
This will look amazing and is perfect to set the scene for the celebration!
15. Opt for a retro 80's or 90's theme
Recreate their hey day, with an 80's or 90's theme birthday party! You could even have a funny 80's or 90's pop quiz!
16. Throw a backyard bbq
This classic theme is fun as it is sophisticated and popular with guests of every age!
17. Play some fun sports day games
Like tug of war, beanbag or hoop toss or even sack or space hopper races (see if you can rent these in your area)
18. Edible cocktail toppers for drinks (so much fun and amazing!) 👈🏻
You could create some hilarious photo toppers or personalise them with the recipient's name and age! These are perfect for any kind of drinks or cocktails alike and guests will adore them.
Personalisable wafer cocktail toppers for drinks 👈🏻
19. Dress up and cosplay as characters from his favourite tv show/game/band
This is such a funny and special idea, sure to make everyone laugh and create some great memories! Why not asign everyone a character, or create a dress code inviting guests to cosplay as a character from a certain TV show, movie, game or band that your recipient adores! There are so many fun and funny ways to get creative with this.
20. Display cupcakes in a '40' formation
To make a beautiful statement display! You could even make a cupcake '40' pull apart, cupcakes lined up in a '40' formation, with icing or frosting joining them together. This will make the perfect statement centerpiece for your party and be sure to be the main attraction!
21. Make cupcake toppers of their face
Find a funny picture (or lots) and print to make hilarious cupcake toppers! This is an amazing DIY 40th birthday party decor idea that your recipient will be sure to love and will result in a lot of hilarity at the same time!
22. Make sugar cookies of his face with this personalised photo cookie cutter 👈🏻
This is possibly the coolest thing ever! A cookie cutter that you can personalise with your recipient's face, based on a photo of them! You can now make sugar cookies of your recipient, perfect for their birthday and sure to amaze them and make them laugh in equal parts, so perfect!
23. Play a game of 'guess his age'
One of the cutest birthday party ideas to celebrate your recipient! To set this up, print off some copies of photos of your recipient at different ages and arrange on a big piece of cardstock, in grid formation. Then guests can write their guesses around each picture (including their initials to show who's is who's) - the guest who guesses closest wins!
24. Set up a gold custom personalised number pinata 👈🏻
No one is ever too old for a pinata! They are so much fun, double as cool party decor and sure to result in a lot of hilarity, especially when played properly with a blindfold!
Personalised lookalike pinata (amazing!)👈🏻
25. Set up a fun popcorn stall
Guests will love - arrange all kinds of flavours and toppings with some cute paper bags or cones - you could even create a fun chalkboard sign showing guests the best combinations of flavours and toppings!
26. Opt for an amazing jumbo birthday cake topper
These are amazing and are the perfect way to elevate the birthday cake for your recipient, something they will always remember!
Happy Birthday personalised jumbo cake topper 👈🏻
Happy Birthday beer birthday cake topper 👈🏻
Personalised icing character birthday cake topper 👈🏻
Happy beer-day birthday cake topper 👈🏻
27. DIY some layered popcorn party favors
Grab some jars or cellophane cones and layer different flavours of popcorn to create cute and stylish party favors!
28. Theme it after their pet
There is no cuter theme! Why not theme it after their furry best friend and even dress up their pup for the occasion, so they can take part and share their birthday!
29. Create an indoor 'drive thru' set up to show home movies
Watching home movies and videos together is a wonderful way to celebrate his birthday and will be bound to result in hilarity and smiles all round! The drive thru element brings a retro feel, ten points if you also have popcorn, milkshakes and delicious snacks on hand!
30. Opt for a James Bond theme
Nothing could be cooler!
31. Theme it after his favourite film or movie
Tailor it to your recipient by throwing a party themed after their favourite film or movie, the perfect way to immerse them within their favourite screentime classic and show how well you know them at the same time.
32. A game of pin the sneakers on your recipient
Like a game of pin the tail on the donkey, but tailored to your recipient. You can swap this out with any kind of object, depending on what your recipient is in to, or what they do as a job! You could even have a game of pin the beard or moustache, if your recipient sports a fine covering of facial hair!
33. Play a funny game of consequences
This is bound to result in hilarity and lots of laughter and happy memories, Consequences is a hilarious game where the players take turns in contributing sentences to a story. The final story is then read out, usually with hilarious results. Each player starts with a piece of paper. The players each write a phrase as the first step in a story, and then fold the paper to hide the phrase before passing it to the next player.
The steps are as follows, where the things in brackets should be replaced by the chosen words or phrase: (boy's name) met (girl's name) in/at/on (where they met) He said (what he said) She said (what she said) He (what he did) She (what she did) The consequence was (what happened).
When the players have completed all eight steps, the pieces of paper are unfolded in turn, and the players read out the completed, usually funny, stories.
34. Make a '40' photo collage 👈🏻
Why not make an amazing 3D '40' photo collage, by creating the base out of cardboard, then covering with some paper mache layers and finally decorating it with all kinds of special photos representing special memories! This also makes for a beautiful party table centrepiece that your recipient will really love and will get guests talking too, the perfect ice breaker and decor in one. If you are short on time you can also order one ready made!
35. Set up a stylish jumbo donut wall
Party food and party decor in one! These are always so popular and a hit with guests of all ages. You could even set up a banner saying 'guess [name]'s favourite' and turn it into a contest at the same time!
36. Attach black and white photos of your recipient to balloon trails
This looks so cool if you have floating/helium balloons! You could print copies of photos of your recipient when they were younger or use your favourite snaps that represent special memories together.
37. Set up a waffles or pancakes bar
Where guests can load up on all the toppings and create some unique waffle based creations!
38. Send out some surprise party invitations 👈🏻
Why not throw your loved one a surprise party or get together! These personalisable - is that a word? - customisable, personalised invitations are perfect for the occasion, no matter how big or how small!
39. Dress up in dad outfits
Create a 'dad' or 'husband' dress code, where everyone attending must dress in his style! Bring back and recreate some of his most iconic style moments for his birthday!
40. Design some Dwight birthday party decor from The Office
This is perfect if your recipient is a The Office fan, there is nothing more iconic than Dwight's birthday party decorations and they are truly hilarious to copy!
41. Add funny dad quotes to your decor
If your recipient has many a saying, expression or even a dad joke or two that they like to use (repeatedly), why not tailor the party decor to your loved one by creating party bunting or motifs to stick on balloons adorned with their favourite sayings!
42. Hire a car he's always wanted to drive
An experience he will adore and always remember, it will also show how well you know the recipient!
43. Set up a fun milkshakes or freakshakes stall
With all the toppings available! You could even make a freakshakes stall with oreos, strawberries, donuts, cakes and squirty cream that guests can add to their creation - freakshakes being the perfect combination of milkshake and cake!
44. Create an obstacle course
If your recipient is competitive and/or in to sports, this idea would be perfect! You could use cardboard boxes, rope and even a ladder laid down to create a fun assault or obstacle course for your recipient. All younger (and older) guests can enjoy competing to see who can complete the course first! You could even produce a paper mache cup as a prize!
45. These fun '40 fest' party wristbands 👈🏻
Would be perfect for the occasion, especially if your recipient has previously been a festival goer or loves attending parties and concerts/isn't quite ready to be 40 yet! These would make amazing party favours and be perfect for guests to wear and take home to remind them of the event!
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